Comment on How Google's Pixel 8 Pro Will Change Smartphones Forever

• Havald@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I need a new phone soon, can’t really wait until the EU regulations force companies to build them with removable batteries. I need to look more into Fairphone, hope that’s decent. Last review I read made me concerned about battery life, I really don’t like charging my phone every day either. Or having to carry a power bank with me.

  I don’t think there’s anything on the market that comes even close to the modularity aria had promised. Moto z had some mods but they dropped that very quickly unfortunately.

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  • be_gt@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My fairphone4 has been really good so far. If battery power is an issue you could just bring one spare but I haven’t needed to do that yet

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    • Havald@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bringing a spare is a good point. Less of a hassle than a power bank (although still not ideal). Battery life is pretty much the only thing I care about aside from longevity. Fairphone has longevity covered, maybe the review I read just made the battery life seem mich worse than it actually is. I’ll have to look into it some more, thanks

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  • Salamendacious@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have to do the power bank thing from time to time and it’s definitely suboptimal. I think I can easily make it to the 9a though or maybe the 8a after some piece cuts. I used to play the “what’s the new hotness” game and it’s nice not being that gullible with my money anymore.

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    • Havald@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, for me it always helped to think about what I was actually doing with my phone and I quickly realized that I really have not mich use for the most expensive phones. A camera like I’d get on the new iPhone for example would be nice but that alone isn’t worth paying almost 1k more. And aside from camera I don’t think there’s much difference for the average user when you compare a high end and a low to mid-range phone.

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      • Salamendacious@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I agree $1k for a phone seems crazy but if people are willing to spend it, who am I to judge? It is kind of great that midrange phones have become so good.

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• eumesmo@lemmings.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was so hyped for project aria back then… It was so sad that it was discontinued.

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  • Salamendacious@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It was such a cool concept. I really don’t care about how thin my phone is. I’d much rather be able to replace a broken screen easily. I’d love to be able to upgrade my camera or take the camera out and put a little more battery in it. I really hope they revisit the concept someday.

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    • eumesmo@lemmings.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It would be the solution to phone obsolescence. This concept, paired with project treble would allow us to run our phones for as long as possible. Want a screen with more pixels? Just install one. Phone getting behind on specs?Change the cpu or add ram. Want a better camera? Just get a new one. At some point, the chassis would need to be replaced, but even then, you could reuse some of your installed conponents. It would be so awesome.

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